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With Katie Derham. MacMillan: Woman of the Apocalypse. Bingham: The Angel of Mons. Grace Williams: Four Illustrations from the Legend of Rhiannon. Vaughan Williams: Three Nocturnes.

Katie Derham presents a week of Afternoon on 3 featuring female composers in the run up to International Women's Day tomorrow. Today's programme includes music by Judith Bingham, Grace Williams and Lili Boulanger, featuring conductors Marin Alsop and Jessica Cottis. Plus the world premiere performance of Three Nocturnes by Vaughan Williams, and Nielsen's Symphony no.4.

2pm
James MacMillan: Woman of the Apocalypse UK Premiere
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop (conductor)

Judith Bingham: The Angel of Mons
Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop (conductor)

c.2.50pm
Grace Williams: Four Illustrations for the Legend of Rhiannon
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Perry So (conductor)

Lili Boulanger: D'un matin de printemps
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Jessica Cottis (conductor)

c.3.35pm
Vaughan Williams arr. Anthony Payne: Three Nocturnes
Roderick Williams (baritone)
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

c.3.55pm
Nielsen: Symphony No. 4
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Mon 7 Mar 2016 14:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Sir James MacMillan

    Woman of the Apocalypse

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

    Recorded 04 December 2015 at Barbican Hall, London

  • Judith Bingham

    The Angel of Mons - Oboe concerto

    Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.

    Recorded 04 December 2015 at Barbican Hall, London

  • Grace Williams

    Four illustrations for the legend of Rhiannon for orchestra

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Perry So.

    Recorded February 2016 at Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

  • Lili Boulanger

    D'un matin de printemps

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jessica Cottis.

    Recorded 08 March 2016 at Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff

  • Joanna Marsh

    Seeds in Flight from Arabesques for chorus

    Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: David Hill.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    3 Nocturnes (Whitman) orch. Anthony Payne

    Singer: Roderick Williams. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.

    Recorded October 2015 at 大象传媒 Maida Vale Studio 1

  • Judith Bingham

    The Darkness is no darkness for chorus

    Choir: 大象传媒 Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Stephen Jackson.
    • Bingham: Choral Music.
    • Naxos.
    • 8570346.
    • 2.

  • Carl Nielsen

    Symphony no. 4 Op.29 (The Inextinguishable)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.

    Recorded 18 February 2015 at the Barbican Hall, London

  • Louise Farrenc

    Andrea la folle - ballade for voice and piano

    Singer: Ruby Hughes. Performer: Anna Tilbrook.

    Recorded 01 March 2015 at 大象传媒 Maida Vale Studio 2

Credits

Performer 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Performer 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Mon 7 Mar 2016 14:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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